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HR 5279 115th Congress House

Sunshine Protection Act of 2018

Official title: To make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 20, 2018 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Mar 14, 2018
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action March 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sunshine Protection Act of 2018

The bill amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to make daylight savings time the new, permanent standard time.

States with areas exempt from daylight savings time may choose the standard time for those areas.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5278 Related bill Sunshine State Act
  • HR 6202 Related bill To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes.
  • S 2537 Identical bill Sunshine Protection Act of 2018
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 5, 2018
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Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 20, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Mar 14, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5279: Sunshine Protection Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5279/
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"H.R. 5279: Sunshine Protection Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5279/.
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H.R. 5279, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5279/.
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